Reading Cadence

The question remains: Should we, or should we not be concerned about vampires co-habitating in our society today? Sherlock hopes to dull the teeth of this case with its intriguing conclusion. 0:00 - intro 2:09 - Dramatic Reading of The Adventure Of The Sussex Vampire 25:39 - A (not so) brief discussion The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cach...

Gatsby does a great job on dancing the line between “stalker” and “romantic.” Is that why he’s called the “great” Gatsby? 0:00 - intro 1:32 - Dramatic Reading of The Great Gatsby Ch. 4 Pt. 2 23:06 - A (not so) brief discussion The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/64317/pg64317-images.html#chapter-4 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no co...

Apparently vampires are common occurrences in Europe, so vacation-goers (or holiday-goers, for my non-US counterparts) beware! 0:00 - intro 1:57 - Dramatic Reading of The Adventure Of The Sussex Vampire 21:56 - A (not so) brief discussion The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69700/pg69700-images.html#chap05 This eBook is for the use...

Gatsby takes Nick out for a little joy ride. Nick shows us how good he is at documentation and being an anti-social socialite. 0:00 - intro 0:57 - Dramatic Reading of The Great Gatsby Ch. 4 Pt. 1 18:01 - A (not so) brief discussion The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/64317/pg64317-images.html#chapter-4 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at...

Sherlock and Watson meet the Professor. A trap is set. Things get a little animalistic. The Professor’s gambit is revealed. 0:00 - intro 1:33 - Dramatic Reading of The Adventure Of The Creeping Man Pt. 2 31:14 - A (not so) brief discussion The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69700/pg69700-images.html#chap08 This eBook is for the us...

Finally we get to meet Mr. Jay Edgar (not his middle name) Gatsby. Making a game out of 1 truth and 4 lies to see what we can actually figure out about this intriguing party host. 0:00 - intro 1:23 - Dramatic Reading of The Great Gatsby Ch. 3 Pt. 2 28:15 - A (not so) brief discussion The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/64317/pg64317-images.html#chapt...

Sometimes when you’re given a limited amount of information, the answer is the most obvious. But don’t mind my conspiracy theory-level dive into why the creeping man is…well…creepy! 0:00 - intro 3:18 - Dramatic Reading of The Adventure Of The Creeping Man Pt. 1 29:24 - A (not so) brief discussion The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub...

A library: A place to barricade oneself while at a party in excess of 5 people. You never know what sorts of characters you will encounter 0:00 - intro 1:34 - Dramatic Reading of The Great Gatsby Ch. 3 Pt. 1 19:13 - A (not so) brief discussion The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/64317/pg64317-images.html#chapter-3 This eBook is for the use of anyone...

Somehow Sherlock could have been a very successful marriage counselor in another life which goes to tell you how messed up this case’s ending actually is. 0:00 - intro 1:07 - Dramatic Reading of The Problem of Thor Bridge Pt. 2 36:57 - A (not so) brief discussion The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69700/pg69700-images.html#chap07...

Imagine you have a mansion of a house right off a lake with plenty of property space for games and hosting a grand ol’ party, but instead decide to incur transportation and rent expenses intentionally in a ratty ol’ apartment with a puppy you got from a street puppy dealer. 0:00 - intro 0:45 - Dramatic Reading of The Great Gatsby Ch. 2 31:18 - A (not so) brief discussion The Great Gatsby by F. Sco...

Hard-boiled eggs are a quite inviting entrance into a new case, but it becomes increasingly apparent (in my paranoid eyes, at least) that what was actually consumed was a little bit of…red herring! 0:00 - intro 1:23 - Dramatic Reading of The Problem of Thor Bridge Pt. 1 35:56 - A (not so) brief discussion The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/c...

The Dinner Table: The truth serum of the masses. Tom, Daisy, Miss Baker, and Nick give us a master class on the importance of dinner table communication explicitly and implicitly conveyed. 0:00 - intro 1:55 - Dramatic Reading of The Great Gatsby Ch. 1 Pt. 2 23:26 - A (not so) brief discussion The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/64317/pg64317-images.h...

Audio technology wasn’t always as clear and pristine in quality as this episode, but I’m seriously questioning the ear canal health of our less than dubious suspects! 0:00 - intro 2:39 - Dramatic Reading of The Adventure Of The Mazarin Stone Pt. 2 32:41 - A (not so) brief discussion The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69700/pg69700...

On second cousin’s once removed and how in the world a fly on the wall got caught in the midst of a culture war between people living on two geographically similar but monetarily different eggs! 0:00 - intro 2:13 - Dramatic Reading of The Great Gatsby 25:27 - A (not so) brief discussion The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1927) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/64317/pg64317-images.html#ch...

Welcome to Chapter (Year) 3 of Reading Cadence! I wouldn’t trust Sherlock to babysit my kids or to run a jail, but by golly, he’d be the person who’d take a bullet for me so I guess it evens out in the end. 0:00 - intro 12:18 - Dramatic Reading of The Adventure Of The Mazarin Stone Pt. 1 25:49 - A (not so) brief discussion The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1927) https://w...

Marriage is tough! You may think HGTV is promising a marriage of shiplap and good cheer, but you have never read up on how to make the perfect cage of a home for your husband by "The Gradate In The University Of Matrimony!" Stop casting nets! Anarchy in the home is at stake! 0:00 - intro 2:08 - Dramatic Reading of How To Be Happy Though Married 35:57 - A (not so) brief discussion How To Be Happy T...

Late Fall into early Winter provides excellent breeding grounds for all sorts of curious illnesses. You may be thinking that good rest and medicine can help. The total removal of the body part in question through a simple surgical procedure may provide a longer lasting cure for the future. With (not so) helpful illustrations! 0:00 - intro 2:08 - Dramatic Reading of A Manual Of The Operations Of Su...

Every now and then, it’s nice to be healthily impressed upon by the idea that poison exists in many natural forms, but to VOLUNTARILY ask to be tested on with unknown substances (at the time) seems next level…I really hope you have an antidote cupboard handy like a good citizen! 0:00 - intro 1:35 - Dramatic Reading of Poisons: Their Effect & Detection 29:58 - A (not so) brief discussion Poison...

This selection was definitely NOT because ill Phil is in self-preservation mode over the impending Midwestern snow storms that are sure to be harsh even before Winter kicks into full gear (if Buffalo was any sign). What you’re listing to is an educational technical manual for aspiring flame thrower users who wish to safely and correctly rid their walkways, sidewalks, and driveways on their propert...

Find someone in your life who is as passionate about preserving and advancing the quality of your favorite hobbies as Newdigate Prizeman was about saving poetry from the slaughter of poet conformists! Poetry almost died in 1872, but Newdigate shows us what pitfalls true poetry should never profane. 0:00 - intro 2:24 - Dramatic Reading of Inspired Singer’s Recipe Book 20:48 - A (not so) brief discu...

What starts out as an innocent recipe book for healing “water” tonics for literally anything that ails you in the late 1600s, turns you into questioning, “What sound does a snail actually make?” “Would WebMD perhaps prove useful to apothecaries of this era?” “Add 3 GALLONS of beer?!? Hmm... Sounds legit to me.” 0:00 - intro 3:27 - Dramatic Reading of A Queens Delight 25:02 - A (not so) brief discu...

If you’ve got a problem…with complex pie recipes, if no one else can help…you core an apple, and if you can find…your husband, maybe you can hire… the A-Team… a.k.a Aunt Jenny! (I mean, did they even care about single people in 1952?) 0:00 - intro 5:53 - Dramatic Reading of 12 Pies Husbands Like Best 25:21 - A (not so) brief discussion 12 Pies Husbands Like Best by Aunt Jenny and Lever Brothers Co...

Remember when bread-making was in vogue two years ago? It was like everybody was bracing themselves for grocery stores to be wiped off the face of the earth and we would all be back to homestead living. Well, the White House was apparently-bracing for said calamity all the way back in the 1850s! Can you say, “conspiracy?” 0:00 - intro 2:21 - Dramatic Reading of The White House Cook Book 31:13 - A...

Thinking of breaking out of prison from death row for a crime you didn’t commit? Have your friends thought up a plan of escape and have everything taken care for you to live a life of happy exile? If that friend that visits you in prison is Socrates, he will probably convince you that you deserve to die. Find a better friend. 0:00 - intro 2:04 - Dramatic Reading of Crito 38:32 - A (not so) brief d...

Have you ever been talking with a friend, ended your conversation, and then realized they never mentioned a rather noticeable chunk of food stuck in between your teeth? Don’t worry! Plutarch says that’s completely normal. Your enemies are a lot more observant and will be sure to also wait for the opportune time to mention that your fly is open as well. 0:00 - intro 0:48 - Dramatic Reading of Pluta...